Activities3FUN & EASY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Try these activities with your 3-year-old—a great way to have funtogether and support your child’s social-emotional development.

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Excerpted from ASQ:SE-2™ User’s Guide by Jane Squires, Ph.D., Diane Bricker, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Twombly, M.S. ©2015 Brookes Publishing. All rights reserved.

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Give your child directionsthat have at least two stepswhen you and he are cooking,

dressing, or cleaning.Say, “Put that pan in the sink,

and then pick up the red spoon.”

Tell your child asimple story about something

she did that was funnyor interesting.

See if your child can tella different storyabout herself.

At dinner time, let familymembers talk about their day.

Help your child tell about her day. Say, “Latoya and I

went to the park today.Latoya, tell your sister

what you did at the park.”

Tell silly jokes with your child.

Simple “What am I?”riddles are also fun.

Have a good time and laughwith your child.

Tell your child a favorite story,such as the Three Little Pigs

or Goldilocksand the Three Bears.

See if your child can tell you how the animals felt in the story.

Draw simple pictures offaces that show happy, sad,excited, or silly expressions.Cut them out and glue themon a Popsicle stick or pencil.Let your child act out the

different feelings withthe puppets.

Play games that involvefollowing simple rules,

such as Mother May Iand Red Light, Green Light. Create a pretend argument

between stuffed animals or dolls.Talk with your child about whathappened, feelings, and howbest to work out problems

when they come up.

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